The regal has landed: can Charles boost US bond?
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
The “special relationship” between Britain and America is at its weakest since the Suez crisis of 1956. Will a state visit by King Charles III to America salvage the tie? Why Japanese automakers may be running out of road. And fish from New York’s Hudson river are now safe to eat.
Guests and host:
- Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
- Daniel Franklin, senior editor, Britain
- Ethan Wu, Asia business and finance editor
- Stevie Hertz, US policy correspondent
Topics covered:
- King Charles III, state visit, special relationship
- Japanese carmakers, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, EVs
- Hudson river, fishing
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| 0:00.0 | The Economist. |
| 0:08.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:11.6 | I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 0:17.9 | Today on the show, why Japanese carmakers may be running out of road, |
| 0:22.4 | and would you eat fish from the Hudson River? |
| 0:29.3 | But first... |
| 0:58.0 | ... But first... Neither the sure prevention of war nor the continuous rise of world organization will be gained without what I have called the fraternal association of the English-speaking people. This means a special relationship between the British Commonwealth and Empire and the United States of America. |
| 1:10.0 | This speech by Winston Churchill in 1946 coined the bond between Britain and America as a special relationship. |
| 1:17.6 | Daniel Franklin is a senior editor at The Economist. |
| 1:22.6 | As part of an effort to continue that relationship, King Charles arrived yesterday in Washington, D.C. |
| 1:28.3 | for his first visit to America as monarch. And with this trip, he continues the legacy of his |
| 1:33.4 | mother and grandfather before him. History is made at the nation's capital. Their majesties, |
| 1:39.3 | George and Elizabeth, first reigning British sovereigns to step on U.S. soil, are met by Secretary of State Hull. |
| 1:46.6 | His mother, Queen Elizabeth, met 13 US presidents in her time as monarch. |
| 1:52.1 | The first was President Truman in 1951. |
| 1:55.3 | I'm glad that before sailing for England, we had to have this chance of seeing at least something |
| 2:01.1 | of the country with which the whole British Commonwealth has so many friendly ties. |
| 2:06.6 | She met Eisenhower in 1957 and Reagan in California in 1983. |
| 2:12.3 | Your Majesty, I welcome you this evening on behalf of the American people. |
| 2:16.0 | And in 2007, she dined with George W. Bush at a state banquet. |
| 2:21.3 | The American people are proud to welcome your majesty back to the United States. |
| 2:25.3 | A nation you've come to know very well. |
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